New research says 30% of women dread weighing themselves the most. With only 12% saying they dread being dumped the most and 19% saying they dread being caught naked by a co-worker, it looks like we're pretty keen on avoiding that weighing scale. The only thing women fear more than weighing themselves is a trip to the dentist (and we can all safely agree on that).

The most common time to weigh yourself is two-weeks after Christmas day, with 20% of women polled choosing not to weigh themselves until 8th January. We really can't say we're exactly thrilled to look at our weight gain, although we can only ignore the truth for so long...

It's shocking how we'd much rather sit through a break-up speech than learn the truth about our body weight. Even though 26% of women didn't put on as much weight as they expected, a whole 40% of women polled refused to even step on the scale.

Results from this survey also showed that 17% of women and 20% of men would lie to their friends and family if they broke a resolution this early in the game. It appears we don't feel as bad getting dumped as we do failing at a personal goal (let's ignore the fact that both problems result in an intake of quite a bit of pick-me-up chocolate).

If you're still a bit motivated to commit to your New Year weight loss plan, check in with Onken's Facebook campaign "Rewards not Resolutions" for some helpful tips on healthy dieting. Let's give it a shot, shall we?

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